Posted - February 26, 2013

Challenge Yourself with Bariatric Surgery Workouts

Though adjusting to exercise after bariatric surgery in Frisco, Dallas or Denton will be the first challenge in your workout routine, it should be far from the last. By their very nature, our workouts should always be challenging—the only way to continue building your body’s strength is to engage it in new ways, to keep pushing yourself harder, further and faster. Learn More
Posted - February 15, 2013

The Bariatric Surgery Office Fitness Routine

The 6 o’clock workout is hard to fit in. This is true whether you are attempting to wake up and exercise before heading to the office or are hoping to muster up the energy for a post-work trip to the gym. When you spend eight to ten hours a day stuck in an office building it grows difficult to come up with the motivation to drag yourself off for a butt-kicking fitness routine. Learn More
Posted - February 12, 2013

Quick Stress Busters after Bariatric Surgery

After bariatric surgery in Frisco, Denton or Lubbock, your weight loss surgeon told you that managing your stress will help you to keep moving toward your weight loss goal. Though techniques like progressive muscle relaxation can make a big difference in your long-term stress levels, you may not have time to seclude yourself for a 15-minute anxiety-busting session in the middle of a hectic workday—you may need something a bit more fast-acting to get the job done. Learn More
Posted - February 8, 2013

Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Stress-Free Weight Loss

When it culminates in bad habits like emotional eating, stress can stand between you and your weight loss goals, but there are countless things you can do to reduce the impact that stress has on your daily life. One of the most effective stress management techniques is called progressive muscle relaxation, which uses your own muscles to release tension and quell anxieties. Learn More
Posted - February 4, 2013

H20, Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery

When it comes to losing weight, some healthy habits get all of the attention. Diet and exercise make up for about 90 percent of the conversation about weight loss. When you visit your bariatric surgeon in Plano or the Dallas area, you likely spend most of your time discussing exercise habits and diet strategies, but what about the other aspects of a healthy lifestyle that influence your ability to lose weight? Learn More
Posted - January 30, 2013

Cooking Efficiently after Bariatric Surgery

You’ve heard it before and the words may have even come from your own lips: “I would eat healthy if only I had the time!” Indeed, time is valuable and limited for each of us, and it can seem especially scarce when juggling the many challenges of bariatric surgery in Frisco, Denton or Lubbock. Still, healthy eating will be essential after your operation—grabbing a meal from the fast food window is out of the question. Learn More
Posted - January 26, 2013

Time Management after Bariatric Surgery

Your bariatric surgeon has likely already laid out the details of your post-bariatric diet plan, and you might already have the specifics worked out as to when and where you will be exercising. These are positive changes and you should be excited about them, but that doesn’t mean they don’t come with a cost. For many people, the cost of developing a healthier lifestyle is time, and you may feel that you don’t have time free to devote to these healthy new habits. Learn More
Posted - January 24, 2013

Busyness and Bariatric Surgery

How many times have you already used the word busy today? If you are like most American adults, the four-letter word may have already trailed off your lips in a number of contexts. You’ve got a busy day today. You can’t cook a healthy breakfast; you’re too busy, there’s too much to do. A mid-morning walk will have to wait; you are far too busy for that today. Learn More
Posted - January 21, 2013

Adjusting to Your Bariatric Surgery Workouts

Fitness will need to become an essential part of your life after bariatric surgery in Frisco, Denton or Lubbock, but starting a workout routine isn’t always easy. If exercise wasn’t a priority for you before bariatric surgery, you may not know where to begin, and this can complicate your efforts to build a healthy body. Learn More
Posted - January 17, 2013

Your Bariatric Surgery Home Fitness Center

Let’s face it: making it to the gym isn’t always easy. Summoning up the motivation to head out can be difficult, and someone else may even be using the equipment you need when you get there. A gym can be valuable after bariatric surgery, but wouldn’t it be even better if you could have exclusive access to a gym in the comfort of your own home? Learn More

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ATTENTION patients of Dr. Al-Kalla

Dr. Al-Kalla will be leaving Weight Loss Specialists of North Texas at the end of July. If you would like continue as his patient, please let us know and we can assist in getting your medical records transferred.

You may also choose to stay with Weight Loss Specialists of North Texas and we’ll gladly transfer your care to another provider on staff.

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